Denmark vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
5.6%
in 2023
Netherlands
5.6%
in 2023
Denmark rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
43rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.6% against 5.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 5.6% against 5.6% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release